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SCREEECH! is designed to share timely info from student services at OCAD University,
but students are still responsible for checking CANVAS and student email.
Volume 6 - Issue 6 - March 2016
SCREEECH! is prepared by the Campus Life office monthly, October to April, and contains news and information from the service areas at OCAD University. Feedback is welcome.
In this issue:
> Campus Life
> Housing fairs
> First generation support
> TalentEdge internship
> Important dates and deadlines
> Financial aid & awards
> Health & wellness support
> Mentoring at OCAD U
> Alumni in action
Campus Life
Find out what's happening on campus and get involved!
Your student life, outside the classroom, is what YOU make of it, but Campus Life, Level 1, MCF, 51 McCaul Street, is here to help! So, look into our programming. Find out what's happening on campus, get ready to meet other students and get involved; activities engage in community building, and enhance your student life experience.
SOCIAL MEDIA
In addition to our SCREEECH! e-news, you can also find out what's happening on or near campus through Campus Life social media: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Watch for hashtags #ocaducampuslife #ocadupeermentors #studenthousing #ocadustudentgroups #OCADUintramurals #OCADU #ocaduniversity <
Housing fairs
Finding student housing takes dedication and time
RU HOUSING FAIR
The Ryerson University Housing Fair invites OCAD U students to visit! Have questions on where to begin? Looking for search tips? Have questions on your rights as a tenant? Engage and gather information, meet and mingle with potential buildings, listing sites, community organizations, on-campus resources, know your rights as a tenant. Present your OCAD U identification upon entrance.
Tuesday, March 1 (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Mattamy Athletic Centre (50 Carlton Street, Level 4)
OCAD U HOUSING FAIR
Finding appropriate student housing takes dedication and time. In an effort to make this process as easy as possible, a variety of housing information services will be on campus again in March. Stop by! Get helpful tips! Find out how to search for roommates! Important info!
Wednesday, March 2 (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Main Lobby (100 McCaul Street)
Meet the friendly faces behind our housing partners: Campus Common, Campus Co-operative Residences, Parkside Student Residence, U of T Housing Services, and more!
Housing Fairs at OCAD University are held once per fall and winter semesters and during Registration Assistance Days (R.A.D.) in summer. Watch for details. <
Research support, study groups and workshops
First Generation Programs, Writing & Learning Centre
The First-generation Program Room 510, Level 5, MCC, 113 McCaul Street, offers support for students who are the first in their family to attend university — but all students
are welcome!
ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOPS
These workshops support students enrolled in VISC 1001 and 1002 (Global Visual and Material Culture) with their research essay assignments. Through discussions and activities, students will acquire skills in writing thesis statements, generating research questions and organizing a work plan.
Tuesday, March 1 (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
VISC 1001, SECTION 1 / Supporting R. Carson
Wednesday, March 2 (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
VISC 1001, SECTION 2 / Supporting R. Carson
Thursday, March 3 (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
VISC 1002, SECTION 1 / Supporting S. MacLean Knapp
Thursday, March 3 (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
VISC 1002, SECTION 3 / Supporting C. Lauzon
All sessions are held at the Writing & Learning Centre, Room 512, Level 5,
MCC, 113 McCaul Street. Register to attend.
LONG NIGHT AGAINST PROCRASTINATION (LNAP)
Presented by the Writing & Learning Centre and the First Generation Program,
LNAP is all-night event gives students a safe and quiet writing space to complete your work at a critical time in the semester.
Thursday, March 10 (8:00 p.m.) to Friday, March 11 (8:00 a.m.)
Great Hall (Level 2), 100 McCaul Street
You will be able to work individually, but there will also be tutors on hand for assistance throughout the night. Snacks, coffee, tea and a pizza dinner will be available.
FIRST GENERATION STUDENT EXHIBITION & PUBLICATION LAUNCH
This fifth annual publication features art, design and written work by students who are first in their family to attend a post-secondary educational institution. Twenty-eight first generation students from various undergraduate and graduate programs are participating in this year’s event which explores the theme, “Reflection".
Friday, March 11 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
OCAD University Student Gallery (52 McCaul Street)
The exhibition runs March 10 to 17, 2016.
SPECIAL EDITION HOT LUNCH
This special edition of Hot Lunch is sponsored by First Generation Programs.
Thursday, March 24 (2:30 p.m.)
Lambert Lounge (Room 187), Level 1, 100 McCaul Street
Come by for a pay-what-you-can, homemade vegan meal and information about our programming!
An initiative of OCAD Student Union, Hot Lunch is served every Thursday. <
TalentEdge internship program
Open to final-year undergraduate students
The Ontario Centres of Excellence TalentEdge Internship Program is now open to college and university final-year undergraduate students from across all disciplines and all areas of specialization.
TalentEdge is designed to give the province's students real-world experience and the chance to apply their knowledge and leading-edge expertise to industry problems. It also provides an opportunity for participating companies to gain the benefit of the leading edge skills and knowledge of our college and university students as well as research and development capacity.
Placements can be either company- or academic-based and all placements must be project-based and have an R&D component (where R&D is defined by the discipline, and is inclusive of all disciplines). All projects must include at least one investing for-profit company that meets the required cash and in-kind contributions.
If you are interested in this program, please visit the TalentEdge program guidelines and complete an eligibility questionnaire to initiate an application.
The submission deadline for applications is Monday, March 14. It is anticipated that all 50 TalentEdge internships for final-year undergraduates will be awarded by Friday, April 29. All other applications to this program, including current graduate students and recent Masters graduates, will resume intake in February.
Managed by OCE on behalf of the Government of Ontario, TalentEdge is a key component of Ontario's Youth Jobs Strategy. <
Important dates and deadlines
Relevant information from Office of the Registrar
UPCOMING DATES OF IMPORTANCE
For information on course withdrawal, please review the refund/withdrawal schedule.
Visit Dates and Deadlines for more detailed information.
General art students who submitted their Major Request Form by February 5 may view their approved Major on the ‘Progress’ tab of their on-line records in early to mid-March.
Thursday, March 17
Last day to withdraw from winter term courses, no refund.
Withdraw before 11:59 p.m. <
Financial aid & awards
Reminders, tips and programming
Financial Aid & Awards (FAA), Level 1, MCF, 51 McCaul Street, advises students, provides referrals to the appropriate financial assistance programs, and assists with securing the resources required to meet post-secondary education costs.
FUNDING YOUR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
The Fourth-year Awards & Medals Program is now open! Applications are required, and the deadline for submissions is Monday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m. Students must have completed at least 19.0 credits as of May 2016. Find out more and how to qualify.
OTHER TIPS
Besides scholarships and bursaries, some other tips to assist in the funding of your post-secondary education at OCAD University include a student Line of Credit (LOC) which is an option students can look in to. The difference between a LOC and OSAP is: monthly interest, repayment of principle amount after graduation, and a co-signer is usually required.
On-campus or off-campus employment is another great option to support your funding, but be mindful of maintaining a work/school/life balance. The key to being successful both academically and financially is to ensure you have a solid budget.
Budgeting is an important aspect in being able to spend and save effectively. Some great tools we offer include our Online Budget Calculator, the Do What You Love handbook, and our CREATiveFund$ Financial Literacy Program.
FOLLOW US
We know that remembering submission deadlines, keeping track of your spending and juggling an academic workload can be stressful! That is why you can also get important updates and tips by following us us on Instagram and Twitter !
For more information regarding Financial Literacy, OSAP, Bursaries, Scholarships & Awards, drop in to the FAA office or email us. <
Health and wellness support
Medical and counselling services on campus
Health & Wellness Centre (HWC), Level 2, MCF, 51 McCaul Street, is an on-campus clinic providing medical and counselling services to OCAD U students. Services are accessible and responsive to issues relating to gender, race, age, culture, ability, sexual orientation, income and faith. Our team of health-care professionals are here to make your time at OCAD U a positive and fulfilling experience and help you maintain optimal physical and mental health while pursuing a post-secondary education.
PEER HEALTH PROMOTERS AND WELLNESS PEERS
Do you have ideas to make our student body healthier? Are you interested in mental and physical wellness activities on campus? Health & Wellness Centre and Campus Life are collaborating to offer a new opportunity for interested 2016/2017 Peer Mentors to get involved as Peer Health Promoters and Wellness Peers!
Become a Peer Mentor and we'll follow up with more information/training!
Questions? Contact Jen, Health & Wellness Nurse.
Watch for a special stress relieving Wellness Day in April, featuring Mikey the Therapy Dog, free seated-massage, meditation and more! <
Mentoring at OCAD U
Peer Mentor recruitment 2016/2017
Peer Mentors 2015/2016
BE A PEER MENTOR!
Are you an enthusiastic and confident upper-year undergraduate student in satisfactory academic standing? Are you going into second-, third- or fourth/upper-year in September 2016? If you answered YES! to these questions, become a Peer Mentor!
More information? Visit us online or stop by in-person:
Tuesdays (March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29)
Learning Zone (2:00 to 2:30 p.m. OR 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.)
Wednesdays (March 9, 16, 23 and 30)
Lobby, 100 McCaul Street (11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
Thursdays (March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31)
Learning Zone (11:30 to 12:00 p.m. OR 12:00 to 12:30 p.m.)
Questions? Email Brent Everett James, Campus Life Coordinator <
Alumni in action
Profiles and stories to inspire current and incoming students
RICHARD ST. JOHN
“Travel pushed me to do things I never thought I could do, and I discovered abilities
in myself I had never seen before... and the OCAD Travel Scholarship is what
made it all possible”.
Richard St. John (AOCA, Industrial Design, 1969), was awarded a McLean Traveling Scholarship after graduating at the top of his class!
Loving Japanese design, he yearned to explore Japan and Asia, and bought an Air Canada one-way ticket. First stop was Tokyo and St. John set out to explore his two passions, design and photography.
Navigating by trains and hitchhiking, but in order to have more freedom to take in different sights, he bought a bike; strapped his camera bag on the front, backpack on the back. Peddling around for a year, thousands of miles through Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Laos, Burma and across India from Calcutta to Bombay, stopping thousands of times to explore, learn, and photograph the wonderful architecture, design, and people of Asia, that travel experience was “one of the best years of (his) life."
Travel also paved the way for his future success, as he “was pushed to practice skills that would make for a better designer and photographer." Those skills included becoming... read more about Richard St. John's adventures, success stories, and the Richard St. John Travel Scholarship in Alumni Relations "Giving News". <
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